Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Italy
Italy: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Italy stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 38.6% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Italy peaked at 2.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1982.
Italy ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4267 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5909 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.896 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.7 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Italy?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Italy was 1.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Italy ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.